Prague Quadrennial 2003
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Great Britain Exposition - National Section Curator: Peter Ruthven Hall Author of the conception: Kate Burnett Designer: Peter Ruthven Hall |
| The British display has been selected from 2D>3D, a major national exhibition held in Sheffield last year. 2D>3D explores the theme of PQ through the diversity of contemporary British design for performance. Within the range of work - in opera and drama, installation and education - individual approaches and design styles offer pauses for contemplation. Each design opens up an interior world composed of many layers of inspiration and interpretation which make up the realised concept. We hope that the fragments of what is left of that world - embodied in drawings, models, photographs and costumes - will speak directly to the interior world of each visitor here in Prague. As scenographers, we reflect on a refine our own visual language through the context offered by our colleagues (whatever their age or experience) and essentially through our own experience of the world. The visual narratives, characters and spaces presented here - from the vast symbolic statement of a "Masked Ball" in Bregenz to the enhanced dereliction of the Almeida performance enviroments and the conceptually rich but minimalist touring designs of Ian Teague - all extend our imaginative and reflective capacities. Each design may also be considered through the sub-themes of our exhibition: Symbolic statements; Framing the figure in space; The performance enviroment, "Come into my world"; Animation: illumination. These suggest further ways of analysing and exploring our visual vocabularies. But where is British theatre's statement about current world events? We offer no overt political statement here, but we need all of our stories and our visual resonances to make sense of them as they unfold. |
SET -DESIGN WORK |
Gold Medal - Richard Hudson (United Kingdom) - Tamerlano Silver Medal - Georgios Patsas (Greece) - Aischylos - Persai Honorary Diploma - Harris Kafkarides (Cyprus) - Troades, Jorge Ballina (Mexico) several sets including Copenhagen |
THEATRE COSTUME |
Gold Medal - Nicky Gillibrand (United Kingdom) - A Midsummer Night's Dream Silver Medal - Tarja Simonen (Finland) - Female Dear and Rhino by Matti Rossi Honorary Diploma - Chang Hye-Suk (Korea) - The Magic Flute, Diona Levintsa (Romania) - costume collection |
COMPLEX REALISATION |
Gold Medal - Lars-Ake Thessman -sets, Karen Erskine - costumes (Sweden) - Electra Silver Medal - Ilmars Blumbergs (Latvia) - Die Zauberflöte |
REALISED PROJECT IN |
Gold Medal - Italy -Renzo Piano - Parco della Musica, Rome Silver Medal - Spain (Catalonia) - Francesco Guardia, Nunez Yanowsky - Lliure Teatre, Barcelona, Switzerland - Laurits and Manfred Ortner - Schiffbau, Zurich Honorary Diploma - Russia- A. Vassiliev, S. Gusarev, I. Popov, B. Thor - School of Dramatic Art, Moscow, Sweden - total exhibition |
SPECIAL SILVER MEDALS |
a) Netherlands theatre exhibit, for its modern approach in presnting vital contemporary theatre b) Russian theatre exhibit for the variety of its retrospective display of Boris Messerer c) Taiwan theatre exhibit for its sense of national identity d) Slovak theatre exhibit for its selflessness in choosing to present a memorial to Ales Votava |
SPECIAL HONORARY |
a) Canada theatre exhibit for its clarity and national spirit b) Greek theatre exhibit for its presentation quality and for the work of its designers c) New Zealand theatre exhibit for bringing a sense of play to the Quadrennial d) USA theatre exhibit for its inclusivity and internationalism |
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